The Future Fund was established in May 2006 to strengthen the Commonwealth’s long‑term financial position by making provision for unfunded superannuation liabilities of Commonwealth employees that will become payable during a period when an ageing population is likely to place significant pressure on the Commonwealth’s finances. The Future Fund Act 2006 allows the Future Fund...

Data contained in these charts are primarily based on information published in the 2016–17 MYEFO, as well as the 2016–17 Budget, the 2015–16 Final Budget Outcome and government agency annual reports. Where applicable, additional information provided by agencies has supplemented the publicly available information. At the aggregate level the underlying cash balance, total receipts, and...

The Australian Government has committed to provide $29.5 billion in equity funding to NBN Co Limited (NBN Co) for the rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN) by 2020. The Government also recently agreed to provide NBN Co with a loan of $19.5 billion to complete the NBN rollout at an estimated total cost of...

This report provides an update to the national fiscal outlook based on Commonwealth and state government 2016-17 budgets. It focusses on changes in the fiscal balance and net debt since the release of 2015-16 Commonwealth and state mid-year fiscal updates. The report focusses on the general government sector. The data underlying it is available from...

The Parliamentary Budget Officer is required, within thirty days after the end of the caretaker period for a general election, to prepare a post-election report of election commitments. For each designated parliamentary party, the post-election report presents budget impacts of election commitments that would have a material impact on the Commonwealth budget estimates for the...